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    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

    Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Apr 13, 2010

    Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise. Sam Fisher breaks apart from the Third Echelon in order to find the people responsible for the death of his daughter, only to find that not everything is what it seems.

    Does the PC version of SC Conviction have any DRM?

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    #1  Edited By Jams

    If I can preorder Conviction for 44.95 (approx) on amazon with no tax and free shipping, is it worth it? I have a capable PC, but my only concern is DRM. Some of the SC games (UBI PC games in general)included starforce and I'm worried I'll get that crap in my PC again.

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    #2  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    They don't use starforce anymore for ubisoft games since chaos theory. Also alot of ubisoft games does use drm called securerom, prince of persia doesn't.

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    #3  Edited By Jams

    Good deal. I'll go ahead and order it then, thanks.

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    #4  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    I don't know if it has installation limits though which is a form of securerom recently. I knew far cry 2 did, however no starforce though.

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    #5  Edited By Jams

    Damn it I forgot about that. I guess if it has a revoking tool I'll be okay. damn it...

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    #6  Edited By RsistncE

    Even though I played Chaos Theory on the PC, I have a feeling the more action oriented gameplay of Conviction is going to work better on a gamepad.

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    #7  Edited By TheCappuccinoBandit
    @jams: It will probably have similar DRM to Assassins Creed 2 with the need of a constant Internet connection.
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    #8  Edited By Jeust
    @Fudge_Wirlwind said:

    " @jams: It will probably have similar DRM to Assassins Creed 2 with the need of a constant Internet connection. "

    I think that was confirmed.  

    http://news.softpedia.com/news/Splinter-Cell-Conviction-Confirmed-to-Have-New-Ubisoft-DRM-135814.shtml     
     
    I would advise you to stay out of getting it while the drm is still in use, as it requires the constant internet connection, but if you got no issue with it... 
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    #9  Edited By Marz

    it will have the new ubisoft drm.

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    #10  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @Marz said:
    " it will have the new ubisoft drm. "
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    #11  Edited By CenturionCajun

    I am going to be quite curious how the sales of Ubisoft PC games with this new DRM are. Especially considering when Assassin's Creed 2 launched the servers were broken and very few could actually play.

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    #12  Edited By Jams

    I canceled the preorder. Maybe if they make it available through steam without the same DRM I'll get it, but until then I'll try and get it through gamefly.

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    #13  Edited By JasonDaPsycho

    According to what Ubisoft claims, the DRM:
    requires internet connection all time
    doesn't require disc to play
    can be installed for an unlimited number of times
     
    While this may seem a lot better than the other DRMs *ahem*Spore*ahem*, it doesn't mean I approve of it
    Why pirates have a better experience than those who pay full price? If the hackers crashed their Assassin's Creed server, they can do the same.
    Plus, them hackers will be able to crack the game anyways.

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    #14  Edited By Semition
    @JasonDaPsycho said:
    " According to what Ubisoft claims, the DRM: requires internet connection all time doesn't require disc to play can be installed for an unlimited number of times "
    That doesn't actually sound too bad. I have a pretty solid connection up here in Canadialand. Hopefully Ubisoft's servers don't constantly die.
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    #15  Edited By CptBedlam
    @Semition said:

    " @JasonDaPsycho said:

    " According to what Ubisoft claims, the DRM: requires internet connection all time doesn't require disc to play can be installed for an unlimited number of times "
    That doesn't actually sound too bad. I have a pretty solid connection up here in Canadialand. Hopefully Ubisoft's servers don't constantly die. "
     http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/
     
    This happened several times already and all recent Ubisoft games were affected (Silent Hunter 5, The Settlers 7 etc)
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